Category: Iskandar / JB Property
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Iskandar and Chinese companies, another RM 2 billion coming
RM2 billion is indeed a HUGE number. Very few of us would ever have even a fraction of this amount in our lifetimes. For Iskandar Malaysia to continue growing, it would need billions, the more the merrier. Well, another RM2 billion is on the way from three big Chinese companies. According to the Johor Domestic Trade,…
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Iskandar: Let’s quickly have a BRT working shall we?
First of all, I still think more links would be useful FIRST if Iskandar is to be the choice for more middle income Singaporeans or Malaysians with Singapore PRs. Not many would be crazy enough to use 4 hours daily just to travel to work and back. Moving one step further though, for Iskandar to…
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Matrix Concept Holdings: 28.6 percent net profit, healthy.
Pressure has been mounting on developers in terms of selling their projects. 2016 has been a pretty ‘slow’ year. Remember an article earlier about how creative has developers become? Many have started to offer rebates, discounts and many other different attractive promotions. Of course, if you ask me, whether developers of individual sellers, desperation is…
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Iskandar property price to surpass Greater KL.
Reported in propertyguru.com.sg recently was a piece of news about Iskandar, Malaysia. It quoted a few property experts with their personal expectations for the Iskandar property market. According to the Ishmael Ho, Chief Executive Officer of Ho Chin Soon Research the prices of residential and commercial properties in Iskandar’s Flagship A and B zones would…
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2027 is the year HSR KL – Singapore commences
I think this should be the latest update on High Speed Rail (HSR). Well, at least until the Leaders’ Retreat in May for Malaysian and Singaporean ministers. It’s clear that it’s hard to speed up any negotiation when it involves two countries. This is especially when the immigration is involved. These days, safety from potential…
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Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan and Iskandar Waterfront Holdings
How important is it to buy a property from a property developer where the shareholders are famous tycoons? Actually, I do not think many use this as a key reason when they buy. An established property developer would be able to charge a premium because of their track record or even successful branding campaigns. I…
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UEM Sunrise lowers target for 2016. Now at RM1.5 billion.
Launching of new properties are getting slightly slower these days. Perhaps that’s because the current ones are still in the market. It certainly takes more effort to sell compared to previously. Some developers are adjusting their targets upwards and some like Sime Darby Property is setting a target of RM3 billion target by Sime Darby…
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Survey: Property investment still attractive but recovery takes time.
Whenever it comes to property investment, it’s best that we make our own decisions and not follow others blindly. However, before we make that decision, it’s always good to note what the majority are thinking about the property market. Let’s take a look at a recent article in The Sun Daily highlighting some conclusions from…
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10 Most Dangerous Cities, the end of property market Malaysia?
I think I will start by asking a question. Do we buy foreign properties in cities which the world acknowledge as being extremely unsafe? If the answer is no, then do we expect foreigners to buy Malaysian properties if we are categorised as very dangerous? I think some of us may have seen a list…
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Still true, “property prices too high.”
I wrote about this nearly 2.5 years ago. The amazing thing is, the property bubble bursting predicted by my very successful friend has not yet happened. My friend is now already a Director in a US- Multinational. His salary would be the envy of majority of all Malaysians, perhaps including me. Read here: Property Prices…